rubicundo
[ruβ̞iˈkũn̪d̪o]
The verdict
“rubicundo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De color rubio que tira al rojo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-rubicundo · rubicundo · Spanish
rubicundo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rubicundo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ruβ̞iˈkũn̪d̪o] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “rubicundo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
rubicundo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ruβ̞iˈkũn̪d̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
rubicundo has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is rubicundo, spelled R-U-B-I-C-U-N-D-O.
Definition
- 1De color rubio que tira al rojo.
- 2Que por su buen color demuestra gozar de completa salud.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how rubicundo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Apenas había el rubicundo Apolo tendido por la faz de la ancha y espaciosa tierra las doradas hebras de sus hermosos cabellos, … cuando el famoso caballero don Quijote de la Mancha, dejando las ociosas plumas, subió sobre su famoso caballo Rocinante, y comenzó a caminar por el antiguo y conocido campo de Montiel.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.